Kraftbrau Munich Red

Formerly brewed at Kraftbrau Brewery
Style: Premium Lager
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass

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some good malt flavor on this semi-local brew that pours an amber color and had the flavor hint of a red, albeit slightly so.

tap at the brewpub - Pours dark amber. The aroma is a nice caramel malt and hop blend with a flavor to match. It has a decent hops bite to it. Good session brew.

I enjoyed this interesting offering. Poured a dark red-brown, with a very thin off-white head and rather foul-looking yeast sediment. Strong toasty aroma. Flavor was very tangy and somewhat acidic, with toast, woody flavors, and sweet caramel balancing dark fruits and sourness. Poured rather flat (surprising considering many Kraftbrau beers are overcarbonated), which detracted somewhat from the palate. Munich Red is still a rich, tasty lager that deserves consideration.

Very deep amber color to it, toward a dark blood brown. Very foamy cream head. Smells of hops, lemon peel, dirt. Burnt marshmallow flavor, an IPA grapefruit quality to it. Again the nose doesn't add to the flavor of the beer. It exists apart from the taste when it should compliment it. The aftertaste is a grapefruit peel flavor which is bitter and nice. OK beer but nothing too great.

Dark reddish brwon hue with small head and some lace. Aroma hints of malty caramel, zesty fruity hops, sourdough bread, and earthy yeast esters. Taste starts malty but then a fruity twang helps balance palate. Minor acidic finish. Thi to medium-bodied with a fizzy and dry mouthfeel. A good session beer, nothing outstanding but nothing bad either.

Draught at Kraftbrau Sept. 27th 2003. Dark amber, slight white head. Malt hop aroma. Lacking in body. Slight sour taste in background. Still decent and doesn't take much away from the beer. Almost has a slight burnt taste. Caramel notes. Cheers to Vale for being a great hostess that night, made my trip to Kalamazoo quite enjoyable.

RBSG2003 (extended) (On tap at the brewery) Murky copper beer. Small, khaki-colored, frothy head with decent lacing. The aroma is of grapefruit, yeast, caramel, dark bread, dark fruit and jalapeno pepper. The flavor is basically pink grapefruit juice... with fizz. That's all. That's enough. Delicious. Medium bodied with a watery mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, bitter, astringent finish... much like pink grapefruit juice. Grassy at the very end. Very good brew!

UPDATED: JUN 4, 2003 Small head full of small to medium bubbles that quickly disappear. It has a dark red transparent color. Its taste is carbonated and very smooth. It has OK lacing and a slight malty aroma. A nice brew, buy I found it's aroma and tastes hard to describe.

Bottle, drank one day after picking it up at the brewery: Pours a reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Earthy malt aroma. The body is smooth, with some graininess, sourness, and a sweet tasty finish. I found this to be a very drinkable, good rendition of a seldom seen German style.

Deep amber red in appearance. Nutty maltiness with a slightly dry, grassy finish. Quite smooth and a good body. I really like the lagers form this small brewery.